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Society GermanyGermany Spends Half a Billion to Buy Computers for Students in Homeschooling
After the coronavirus lockdown shut down schools across Germany, students and teachers turned to online classes. To ensure no one is left behind, the nation is investing 550 million euros on laptops and tablets for low-income families in need.
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Technology The Netherlands“Beating Heart” in the Sky Honors Healthcare Workers
A drone performance streamed live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands ended with drones creating the image of a bright red beating heart up in the sky dedicated to the healthcare staff working hard amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Technology United KingdomTech Giant to Make 15,000 Ventilators for Coronavirus Patients Instead of Vacuum Cleaners
In response to the ventilator shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a tech company specializing in vacuums and hair dryers is refocusing their resources to produce 10,000 ventilators for the United Kingdom – while donating 5,000 more for the world!
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Society United KingdomWill the Corona Crisis Improve Urban Planning?
With the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, infecting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, urban planners and city authorities are bound to rethink city planning, say experts – and it won’t be the first time an epidemic leads to changes.
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Technology SwedenUnderwater Robots Keep Ships Clean to Cut Carbon Emissions
As the shipping industry is looking into ways to reduce carbon emissions, a new kind of underwater robot may be the solution, reducing the pollution of cargo ships by keeping them clean so they can use less energy to move around.
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Health USADoctors Edit Genes from Within the Human Body for the First Time, Treat Genetic Blindness
A gene-editing tool has for the first time been used to edit human genes inside the body – known as in vivo gene editing – to help repair the sight of people born with a blindness-causing gene mutation.